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CANADIAN WOMEN PREPARE FOR WORLD T20 QUALIFIERS

The Canadian Women’s team under the guidance of national coach George Codrington will be conducting a 3 day camp in Toronto over the Victoria Day long weekend on May 18,19,20. The Camp will bring together 16 players from the national squad:

Hala Azmat - Tranzac Sports & Cultural Club – Toronto, ON

Jenna Bartholemew - Calgary Womens CC - AB

Chrissie Blackadder - West Vancouver CC - BC

Kim Coulter - Wicket Maidens CC - Victoria, BC

Lorraine Kenton - Kaisoca CC - ON

Mahwish Khan - Tranzac Sports & Cultural Club - Toronto, ON

Kamna Mirchandani - Tranzac Sports & Cultural Club - Toronto, ON

Monali Patel - Tranzac Sports & Cultural Club - Toronto, ON

Nicole Samuel - Tranzac Sports & Cultural Club - Toronto, ON

Durriya Shabbir - Tranzac Sports & Cultural Club - Toronto, ON

Suthershini Sivanantham - Pirates CC - Montreal, PQ

Sheryl TIttlemier - Manitoba Cricket Academy - Winnipeg, MB

Mikaela Turik - Northern Districts - Sydney, Australia

Vijay Vithanage - Manitoba Cricket Academy - Winnipeg, MB

Joanna White - Wicket Maidens CC - Victoria, BC

Saniyah Zia - Tranzac Sports & Cultural Club - Toronto, ON

The squad will train at the Sorkkam Cricket Canada Training Centre on Saturday, before playing a series of three T20 matches at Sunnybrook Park on Sunday and Monday. Potential future Canadian players will also be invited to participate in these matches.

Coach George Codrington indicated “This is a very important weekend in our preparation for the World T20 qualifiers. It provides an ideal opportunity for us to bring all the squad together, not only to determine the final team but also to work on our team plans moving forward”.

The final squad of 14 players to represent Canada at the World T20 Qualifying Tournament in Ireland from July 23 to August 1 will be selected at the conclusion of the Camp.

This is the first time that Canadian Women’s team has reached the final stage of World T20 qualification. They did so as a result of winning the ICC Americas tournament in the Cayman Islands in April 2012.

Canada has been placed in Group B along with Sri Lanka, hosts Ireland and Japan. Pakistan, Zimbabwe, Thailand and Netherlands make up Group A. The winner of the tournament qualifies for the World T20 to be conducted in Bangladesh in March 2014.